- Collection:
- Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program
- Title:
- Oral history interview with Ellis Arnall, 1985 December 12
- Creator:
- Arnall, Ellis Gibbs, 1907-1992
- Contributor to Resource:
- Steely, Mel
University of West Georgia. Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program - Publisher:
- Carrollton, Ga. : University of West Georgia Special Collections in association with the Digital Library of Georgia
- Date of Original:
- 1985-12-12
- Subject:
- Carnation Company
Walt Disney Enterprises
Emory University
General Foods Corporation
International Business Machines Corporation
Screen Actors Guild
Southwire Company
Georgia. Supreme Court
Georgia--Politics and government--1865-1950
Georgia--Politics and government--1951-
Governors--Georgia
Legislators--Georgia
Affirmative action programs
Race riots--Georgia--Atlanta--History
Communism--United States--History
Voter registration--Georgia
Voter registration--United States
Blacklisting, Labor
New Deal, 1933-1939
Hershey (Pa.)
Orlando (Fla.)
Pickens County (Ga.)
Arnall, Ellis Gibbs, 1907-1992--Interviews - People:
- Arnall, Ellis Gibbs, 1907-1992
Bond, Julian, 1940-2015
Brown, Edmund G. (Edmund Gerald), 1905-1996
Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
Coverdell, Paul Douglas, 1939-2000
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969
Garner, Wayne, 1951-
Harris, Roy Vincent, 1895-1985
Maddox, Lester, 1915-2003
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
Reagan, Nancy, 1921-2016
Reagan, Ronald
Talmadge, Herman E. (Herman Eugene), 1913-2002
Taylor, Thomas Elkin - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
sound recordings - Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
audio/ogg - Description:
- Ellis Arnall (1907-1992) is considered one of Georgia's most progressive governors and one of the nation's youngest governors during his Democratic administration that began in 1942. In his term, the poll tax was abolished, the voting age was lowered, the state's debt was paid off and the state constitution was revised. Early in his career, Arnall was Speaker Pro Tempore representing Coweta County in the state assembly. Arnall served as state Attorney General under Gov. E.D. Rivers.; Interviewed by Mel Steely in an unknown location on December 12, 1985.; This audio cassette seems to be a continuation of an earlier conversation. There are no direct questions asked of Arnall. He tells several amusing stories about being a lawyer for various corporations. Arnall references affirmative action and quotas, stating that he does not agree with these policies. He states that citizens have freedoms and should be able to do their own thing. Arnall does feel that compulsory voting registration should be required. Voting is a privilege, a right and a duty.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:uwg_phc_arnall19851212
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/uwg/phc/do:arnall19851212
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [interview title], Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program oral history interviews. Annie Belle Weaver Special Collections, Irvine Sullivan Ingram Library, University of West Georgia
- Extent:
- 1 interview (circa 88 mins.)
- Original Collection:
- Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program oral history interviews. Annie Belle Weaver Special Collections, Irvine Sullivan Ingram Library, State University of West Georgia
- Holding Institution:
- University of West Georgia. Special Collections
- Rights:
-
